The test_spec_on_rails plugin, which provides some nice helpers for testing Rails applications when using test/spec, has moved from Subversion to Git. Check out the profile page or clone the repository itself from this path: git://github.com/pelargir/test_spec_on_rails.git
I’ve added a new assertion to test_spec_on_rails that enables verification that validates_presence_of is being called correctly on your ActiveRecord models. For example, say you have a model like this: class User < ActiveRecord::Base validates_presence_of :first_name, :last_name end You would typically test this validation by leaving a field blank, calling valid? … Continue reading
One question that seems to come up a lot on the Streamlined mailing list is how best to filter the records that are displayed in the list view using a certain set of conditions. There are several ways of doing this, but the simplest way is to use Rails’ built-in … Continue reading
Did you realize that Raleigh’s own Ruby Brigade now has a podcast? Yes ladies and gents, it’s true. I’ve been recording the last few meetups on my MacBook. The audio quality isn’t half bad. I hope to expand the podcast in the future with non-meetup content. For now, it can … Continue reading
For you Streamlined users out there, here’s an easy way to include named routes in your Streamlined addition modules. Previously, you had to hard code the URLs like so: module OrderAdditions def name_link link_to user.name, “/users/show/#{user.id}” end end Order.class_eval do include OrderAdditions include ActionView::Helpers::UrlHelper include ActionView::Helpers::TagHelper end Streamlined.ui_for(Order) do list_columns … Continue reading
I noticed an interesting side effect of the default behavior of Rails today. A fresh Rails 2.0.2 app includes a line in app/controllers/application.rb that looks like this: helper :all # include all helpers, all the time It looks innocuous enough, but this line can actually cause some unexpected behavior when … Continue reading
This is one of the reasons I’m doing mostly Rails consulting right now.
The problem I recently blogged about has been fixed in fixture_replacement2. Thanks, guys!
After contacting Rick with my patch, he offered to give me commit access to the project. I took him up on the offer, so the layout assertion is now in there. test_spec_on_rails is now on Git so unless you’re running Edge Rails you can’t use script/install to grab it. My … Continue reading
test_spec_on_rails is a plugin that adds Rails-specific assertions to test_spec, allowing you to do nifty things like this: it “should render with foo template” do get :some_action template.should.be “foo” # equivalent to assert_equal “foo”, @response.template end it “should display foo on page” do get :some_action page.should.select “p”, “foo” # equivalent … Continue reading